Former St. Charles East coach Jennifer Kull (shown here coaching the Saints at Mother McAuley last fall) has taken on a new challenge at Club Fusion. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRetirement? That’s a word that’s not in Jennie Kull’s vocabulary.Kull, who won nearly 800 games at Champaign Central and St. Charles East during a coaching career that spanned 36 years before she stepped down following the 2022 season, is taking on a new challenge at Club Fusion in Batavia.Kull has agreed to join the Fusion team as a...
Tuesday, April 11 results
After finishing fifth at Rolling Meadows on Saturday, St. Viator (far court) will try to get back on track when it hosts Fenton on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Tuesday, April 11 resultsAlton def. Edwardsville 25-21, 25-23Alton Marquette def. Maryville Christian 25-7, 15-14Alton Marquette (8-5-2 overall, 4-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference).Barrington def. Schaumburg 25-13, 26-24Barrington (7-2 overall, 3-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Cole...
Friday, May 12 results
Five-foot-10 sophomore John Sun (4) had 4 kills and a block as Barrington defeated Fremd to win the Mid-Suburban West title Thursday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, May 12 resultsAt Willowbrook Glenbard South def. Plainfield Central 25-8, 25-16Glenbard South (22-7 overall, 5-2 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Tristan Sounthala (5 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces), Esteban Godinez (4 kills, 2 digs), Max Michelon (2 kills, 1 dig), Sean Miller (2 kills, 1 block), Alex Field (2 kills), Logan Meeks (1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig), Xand...
Wednesday, April 12 results
Maine South ventured to Glenview on Wednesday where the Hawks fell to Glenbrook South, 25-23, 25-19, despite 9 kills from Lorian Danciu (12) and 8 kills from Sam Henn (14). Wednesday, April 12 resultsAndrew def. TF United 25-22, 25-11Andrew (10-6 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Luke Spratt (6 kills), Jimmy Manthey (5 kills), Sean Monahan (5 kills), Tyler Sempek (8 digs), TJ Dziekan (9 assists). Note: Andrew JV def. TF United JV 25-6, 25-18.Barrington def. Palatine 25-13, 25-15Barrington (8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mid Subur...
Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com present 100 Players to Watch in the Class of ’26
Sophomore Bella Potempa (10) and Timothy Christian teammate Abby VanderWal (left) hope to lead the Trojans to their first IHSA Class 2A semifinal berth since 2015. On the homepage is St. Charles North's Haley Burgdorf. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe start of practice for the 2023 Illinois girls high school season is just a little more than a week away. Today, Illprepvb.com takes a look ahead to some of the players we expect to make an impact during the upcoming season.So here they are, the Michio Chicago...
Oak Lawn’s youngsters get the best of shorthanded rival Shepard
Brendan McCarthy and Bbrother Rice rebounded from Tuesday's loss at Loyola Academy to defeat visiting De La Salle on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comOak Lawn's youth movement is going strong.Freshman Marco Budzak and sophomore Simon Komperda had 7 kills apiece as the host Spartans watched their young players come through during a 25 -13, 25-19 victory over Shepard in a South Suburban Red clash Thursday in Oak Lawn.The defending South Suburban Conference Red champion Spartans (16-14 overall, 4-2 in c...
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Presenting the final 2023 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Ultimate B18 Gold (far court) finished 13th in the 18 Open division at the 50th AAU Boys National Championships in Orlando, Florida, behind 6-7 outside hitter Tyler Tharpe (Whitney Young), who is headed to Ohio State in the fall. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe boys’ club season ended a little over a week ago, but the start of another season is just around the corner.So, what did we learn from the past year?There are strong rising senior and junior classes in Illinois, but the time lost to COVID has sig...
Mother knows best, O’Fallon does the rest; Lyons Township, Barrington advance
Sam Levinson and Lyons Township defeated Downers Grove North Tuesday at Oswego to advance to the IHSA quarterfinals Friday at Hoffman Estates. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) At Lincoln-Way WestMother knows best.So, when Camryn Sheehan woke up not feeling well this morning, his mom, Amy Sheehan, knew what to do to get him better. After all, she had a personal stake in his health. Not only as his mom, but as his coach on the O'Fallon boys' volleyball team.It worked. Sheehan smacked a team-high 12 kills, many of them in a key second-set bu...